Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award

The purpose of this award is to support the career development of investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on patient-oriented research.

Deadline: June 12, 2009; October 12, 2009; February 12, 2010; June 12, 2010; October 12, 2010

Sponsor: NIH

Description

The goal of the Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) program is to ensure a future cadre of well-trained scientists working in POR areas who will become competitive for NIH research project (R01) grant support. The specific objectives of the Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award are to: encourage research-oriented clinicians to develop independent research skills and gain experience in advanced methods and experimental approaches needed to become an independent investigator conducting patient-oriented research; increase the pool of clinical researchers who can conduct patient-oriented studies, capitalizing on the discoveries of biomedical research and translating them to clinical settings; and support the career development of investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on patient-oriented research.

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